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Viewpoint: Are the successful merely lucky?
There was a time when any woman who attributed her success to luck risked getting ticketed by the feminist police. To say that your crowning achievement was a matter of good fortune rather than your own smarts, ambition and hard work was as politically...Tags: Malcolm Gladwell, Values, Ethics, Bill Gates, Justice and Rights
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Thinkorswim to be acquired by TD Ameritrade
Tribune staff reporterChicago online brokerage Thinkorswim Group Inc. disclosed Thursday that it has agreed to be acquired by Omaha-based rival TD Ameritrade in a $606 million stock-and-cash transaction. Under terms of the buyout agreement, Thinkorswim stockholders will...Tags: Ameritrade Holding Corporation, Stock Broking, Leveraged Buyouts
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Exelon seeks talks with NRG on merger
Tribune reporterBy gaining control of slightly less than half of the outstanding stock in NRG Energy Inc., Exelon Corp. wants to turn a hostile $6 billion takeover into a friendly one. The NRG board rejected a proposed merger with Chicago-based Exelon in November,...Tags: Exelon Corp., Texas, Nuclear Power, NRG Energy Incorporated
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LI school board under fire on merger referendum
john.hildebrand@newsday.comAmid growing statewide pressures to cut school costs through consolidation, the East Moriches School Board's majority has come under fire for a recent vote against holding a public referendum on merging with neighboring Center Moriches. In defense of...Tags: Government, Long Island, Referenda, Schools, National Government
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Ryder Expected To Acquire Edart Leasing Co.
For many years, Ed and Art Siegal ran the Hartford trucking business their father founded in 1934 as Siegal Transportation. Eventually, they called it Edart. Now that the Siegal family is planning to sell Edart Leasing Co. to Ryder System Inc. of Miami,...Tags: Connecticut, Ryder System Incorporated, Vehicles, Employees, Employers
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Exelon to extend NRG tender offer after falling short
Tribune staff reporterExelon Corp. reported Wednesday that NRG Energy Inc. shareholders had tendered 45.6 percent of their stock in a takeover bid to create the largest power generation company in the country. The figure exceeded targets set by management of Chicago-based...Tags: Exelon Corp., NRG Energy Incorporated
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NRG shareholders give Exelon a 45% stake in company
Tribune reporterBy gaining control of slightly less than half of the outstanding stock in NRG Energy Inc., Exelon Corp. wants to turn a hostile $6 billion takeover effort into a friendly one. The NRG board rejected a proposed merger with the Chicago-based Exelon in...Tags: Exelon Corp., Texas, Nuclear Power, NRG Energy Incorporated
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Google cutting back on temporary workers, still plans to spend billions on R&D, acquisitions
AP Technology WriterSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google Inc. has jettisoned a substantial number of temporary workers in a recent austerity drive spurred by the recession, although the Internet search leader still intends to spend billions of dollars during the next two...Tags: Microsoft Corp., Online, Sergey Brin, Employees, Research and Development
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Investor group buys $558 million in mortgages from FDIC in First National Bank of Nevada deal
AP Business WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — A group of private investors including former executives of Countrywide Financial Corp. has purchased $558 million in home mortgages from the government in a deal involving assets of the failed First National Bank of Nevada, the...Tags: Mortgages, Pasadena (Los Angeles, California), Calabasas, Bank of America Corp., First National Bank
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Deadline looms for Dow on Rohm & Haas deal: pay $3 million ticking fee or take on the debt
AP Energy WriterNEW YORK (AP) — With a contractual deadline looming for Dow Chemical's $15.3 billion buyout of Rohm & Haas, the nation's biggest chemical maker must weigh taking on a much heavier debt load against a daily penalty of about $3 million if it choses to...Tags: Warren Buffett, Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Joint Ventures, Dow Chemical Company
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Altria Group Completes Its Acquisition Of UST
Altria Group Inc. has completed its $10.4 billion acquisition of Stamford, Conn.-based UST Inc. and said it plans to close UST's headquarters by the end of the year. Altria also said it will eliminate some positions among UST's 350 corporate employees in...Tags: Corporate Officers, Stamford, Tobacco Products, Virginia, Altria Group
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Derby making most of cup semifinal with Man United
AP Sports WriterA year after his investment group bought English club Derby, Michigan businessman Andy Appleby remains upbeat about the team's financial situation and prospects on the field. Derby, which was relegated from the Premier League at the end of last season,...Tags: Government, Dining and Drinking, Public Employees, Bars and Clubs
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